Afflict (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The loss of her job afflicted her with anxiety and self-doubt.
- Her parents' divorce afflicted her for many years, making it difficult for her to form stable relationships.
- The artist was afflicted by depression and struggled to produce meaningful work.
- The poverty in the town afflicted many families, leaving them without basic necessities like food and shelter.
- Her chronic illness afflicted her with constant pain and discomfort.